Jun 16 Watch 8:39 Did Orlando change the conversation about gun control in Washington? By PBS News Hour Senate Republicans agreed to allow votes on gun control amendments after Democrats led a filibuster for nearly 15 hours in favor of barring gun sales to those on a terror watch-list. Judy Woodruff talks to Sen. Al Franken, D- Minn.,… Continue watching
Jun 16 Few, if any, minority senior execs in Trump's empire By Jeff Horwitz and Jake Pearson, Associated Press WASHINGTON — There are few, if any, black executives in the upper ranks of the Trump Organization, a review by The Associated Press has found. Continue reading
Jun 16 Clinton wins endorsement of the AFL-CIO By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Hillary Clinton on Thursday won the endorsement of the AFL-CIO, the nation's largest labor federation, in another sign of her consolidation of the Democratic party heading into next month's convention. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 53:06 PBS NewsHour full episode June 15, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, what to expect from a hard-fought and volatile general election. Also: Inside the Oakland police department’s race problem, Muslim-Americans fear Islamophobic backlash after the Orlando shooting, the daunting struggle to diversify elite public schools and a… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 10:09 Measuring the 'Trump effect' on the 2016 presidential race By PBS News Hour With one of the most contentious and unusual primary seasons in history winding down, presumptive nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are gearing up for what promises to be an equally volatile general election. Gwen Ifill talks to senior Trump… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 5:42 News Wrap: Senate Democrats launch gun control filibuster By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Democrats mounted a filibuster on the Senate floor, demanding tougher gun controls in the aftermath of the Orlando shooting, including a ban on selling weapons to people on the terror watchlist. Also, another tragedy played… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 6:27 New book, 'Listen Liberal,' looks at Democratic party schism By PBS News Hour The raucous primary season brought simmering tensions and disaffection within the GOP to a boiling point. But equally severe divisions also surfaced in the Democratic party, centered around Sen. Bernie Sanders’ upstart populist campaign. Historian Thomas Frank explores the causes… Continue watching
Jun 15 The hidden sexism that could sway the election By Daniel Bush Hillary Clinton has one big demographic problem area, a major voting bloc that's truly up for grabs in 2016: moderate white men. Trump will need them to turn out in record numbers to have any chance at a win. And… Continue reading
Jun 15 After filibuster, Democratic senator claims progress on gun control By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The filibuster lasted roughly 15 hours and ended early Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 15 Trump, NRA to discuss how to block suspected terrorists from buying guns By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press An NRA spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but the powerful lobbying group, which endorsed Trump last month, tweeted Wedensday: "Happy to meet @realdonaldtrump. Our position is no guns for terrorists_period. Due process & right to… Continue reading